year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
aforementioned; above-mentioned
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
love affair; love relationship
have a good day; take care; see you
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
the way back; the way home; return trip
beforehand; in advance; previously